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Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA): An Interview with Alisha Campbell

Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA): An Interview with Alisha Campbell

What is women’s flat track derby? Most people are familiar with the ‘50s and ‘60s roller derby. Whenever I tell someone that I am an official for wom...

Unforgettable Fishing

Unforgettable Fishing

Ample lodging, great dining and appealing attractions are always important to a sports event, but when it comes to fishing tournaments, one thing trum...

Keeping Family Members Busy (and Happy) During Sporting Events

Keeping Family Members Busy (and Happy) During Sporting Events

The days of packing up the station wagon and taking the family on vacation are far from extinct; however, the new breed of family outing is changing t...

Popular Culture

Soccer: Popular Culture

How popular is soccer in the U.S.? Here’s an interesting stat: An ESPN Sports Poll says there’s at least one soccer player in 30 percent of all Americ...

Mid-Atlantic:  The ‘Typically American’ Playground

Mid-Atlantic: The ‘Typically American’ Playground

Historian Frederick Jackson Turner, in 1893, said the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. “was [the] least sectional, not only because it lay between Nort...

Getting Kids to "Tri": An Interview with Brian D'Amico, Youth Event and Program Manager for USA Triathlon

Getting Kids to "Tri": An Interview with Brian D'Amico, Youth Event and Program Manager for USA Triathlon

Keeping kids active has a new secret weapon: the wow factor. While many sports have been talking about new player initiatives and making fitness fun, ...

Go to the Head of the Class: Educational Programs for a Smoother Career Path: An Interview with Robin Ammon, Ph.D.

Educational Programs for a Smoother Career Path: An Interview with Robin Ammon, Ph.D.

Fueled by the proliferation of events offered, the ever-exploding numbers of athletes participating and the competition to host travel teams and major...

The Age of Sports: Planning Events for Senior Athletes: An Interview with Marc T. Riker

Planning Events for Senior Athletes: An Interview with Marc T. Riker

Getting older and slowing down? Not unless you're talking about the laptops these athletes are carrying as they travel from event to event.

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An Inside Look at the Sports Bidding for Inclusion in the 2020 Olympics

On the 7th September in Buenos Aires, the IOC will make important decisions regarding the 2020 Olympic Games. One of those is deciding which sport wil...

USA Wrestling

USA, Iran and Russia to Compete in Grand Central Terminal in New York City on Wednesday, May 15 as Part of Beat the Streets Gala

USA Wrestling and Beat the Streets Wrestling, Inc. has announced that three of the world’s wrestling superpowers, the United States, Russia and Iran, ...